ESPN's highly profitable operation has been under pressure in recent years as consumers cut the cord and flock to such streaming services as Netflix and Amazon Prime video. Fans can look forward to some aspect of all those titles to be available on the streaming service, along with movies and shows from Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, and Disney cartoons.

When Disney launches its streaming service next year, don't expect to be able to stream all of Disney's biggest franchises, including Star Wars. As Disney hasn't renewed its streaming deal with Netflix, though, Star Wars: Episode IX will hit the streaming service following its home release in 2020.

"If a consumer wants all three, ultimately we see an opportunity to bundle them from a pricing perspective", Iger said, explaining that the reason for keeping them separate lies in a philosophy that smaller, more consumer-directed bundles seem to be the future of streaming, and trying to aggregate all of Disney's diverse content into one place would likely become unwieldy.

Higher programming costs and a fall in subscribers at its ESPN sports channel, meant that the media and entertainment giant's earnings and revenue fell short of Wall Street forecasts.

Thomas wins WGC-Bridgestone Invitational in dominant styleThomas captured his first World Golf Championship and heads to his title defense at the PGA Championship with plenty of momentum. The way Hall kept her composure and kept producing the shots of her life down the stretch, there might be more to come.

On an adjusted basis, Disney earned $1.87 per share, below estimates of $1.95 per share.

Disney shares have risen slightly more than 8 percent since the beginning of the year, while the Standard & Poor's 500 index has risen nearly 7 percent.

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